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2 amuse
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3 anecdote
['ænikdout](a short amusing story, especially a true one: He told us anecdotes about politicians that he knew.) anekdote* * *anekdote -
4 character
['kærəktə] 1. noun1) (the set of qualities that make someone or something different from others; type: You can tell a man's character from his handwriting; Publicity of this character is not good for the firm.) raksturs2) (a set of qualities that are considered admirable in some way: He showed great character in dealing with the danger.) raksturīgas iezīmes; personība3) (reputation: They tried to damage his character.) reputācija4) (a person in a play, novel etc: Rosencrantz is a minor character in Shakespeare's `Hamlet'.) tēls; personāžs5) (an odd or amusing person: This fellow's quite a character!) tips6) (a letter used in typing etc: Some characters on this typewriter are broken.) burts; rakstu zīme•2. noun(a typical quality: It is one of his characteristics to be obstinate.) raksturīga pazīme- characterize
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- characterisation* * *raksturs; raksturīga pazīme; personība, persona; tips; tēls, raksturs; raksturojums, rekomendācija; reputācija; rakstu zīme, burts; simbols, zīme; simbols; rakstura -
5 comedy
['komədi]plural - comedies; noun1) (a play of a pleasant or amusing kind: We went to see a comedy last night.) komēdija2) (humour: They all saw the comedy of the situation.) komisms•- comedian* * *komēdija -
6 comic
['komik] 1. adjective1) (of comedy: a comic actor; comic opera.) komisks2) (causing amusement: comic remarks.) komisks; jocīgs2. noun1) (an amusing person, especially a professional comedian.) komiķis2) (a children's periodical containing funny stories, adventures etc in the form of comic strips.) komiks•- comical- comic strip* * *komiķis; kinokomēdija; komisks; komēdijas -
7 entertainer
noun (one who gives amusing performances professionally.) estrādes mākslinieks, konferansjē* * *namatēvs; laika kavētājs -
8 entertaining
adjective (amusing: entertaining stories.) uzjautrinošs; izklaidējošs* * *uzjautrinošs, izklaidējošs -
9 funny
1) (amusing; making one laugh: a funny story.) jocīgs2) (strange; peculiar: I heard a funny noise.) dīvains; savāds* * *divairu laiva; slimnīca narkomāniem; trakomāja; slimnīca narkomāniem; smieklīgs, jocīgs; savāds, dīvains; aizdomīgs, netīrs; nelāgs; ērmots, ķerts -
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12 humour
['hju:mə] 1. noun1) (the ability to amuse people; quickness to spot a joke: He has a great sense of humour.) humors2) (the quality of being amusing: the humour of the situation.) humors; noskaņojums2. verb(to please (someone) by agreeing with him or doing as he wishes: There is no point in telling him he is wrong - just humour him instead.) izdabāt; izpatikt- humorist- humorous
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13 intriguing
adjective (curious or amusing: an intriguing idea.) intriģējošs; aizraujošs* * *intriģējošs; aizraujošs -
14 laughable
1) (ridiculous or deserving scorn: Her attempts at drawing were laughable.) smieklīgs2) (amusing; comical.) jocīgs* * *smieklīgs, jocīgs; muļķīgs -
15 parody
['pærədi] 1. plural - parodies; noun1) (an amusing imitation of a serious author's style of writing: He writes parodies of John Donne's poems.) parodija2) (a very bad imitation: a parody of the truth.) kropļojums, (vāja) parodija2. verb(to make a parody of (something or someone).) parodēt* * *parodija; parodēt, sacerēt parodiju -
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17 the life and soul of the party
(a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.) sabiedrības dvēsele* * *sabiedrības dvēsele -
18 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) humors; asprātība2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) asprātis; atjautīgs cilvēks3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) atjautība; attapība; apķērība•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *saprāts, prāts; asprātība, atjautība; atjautīgs cilvēks; nojaust, zināt -
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20 antics
['æntiks](odd or amusing behaviour: The children laughed at the monkey's antics.) grimases; ķēmošanās
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См. также в других словарях:
Amusing — A*mus ing, a. Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. {A*mus ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
amusing — amusing; un·amusing; … English syllables
amusing — index jocular, ludicrous, sapid Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
amusing — (adj.) c.1600, cheating; prp. adjective from AMUSE (Cf. amuse) (v.). Sense of interesting is from 1712; that of pleasantly entertaining, tickling to the fancy is from 1826. Noted late 1920s as a vogue word. Amusive has been tried in all senses… … Etymology dictionary
amusing — [adj] entertaining, funny agreeable, boffo*, camp, campy, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up*, delightful, diverting, droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, for grins*, fun, gladdening, gratifying, gut busting*, humorous … New thesaurus
amusing — [ə myo͞o′ziŋ] adj. 1. entertaining; diverting 2. causing laughter or mirth SYN. FUNNY amusingly adv … English World dictionary
amusing — adj. 1) highly amusing 2) amusing to (it was amusing to everyone) 3) amusing to + inf. (it was amusing to watch the trained elephants perform) * * * [ə mjuːzɪŋ] highly amusing amusing to (it was amusing to everyone) amusing to + inf. (it was… … Combinatory dictionary
amusing — a|mus|ing [əˈmju:zıŋ] adj funny and entertaining ▪ I don t find his jokes at all amusing . ▪ a highly amusing (=very amusing) film an amusing story/anecdote/incident etc ▪ The book is full of amusing stories about his childhood. mildly/vaguely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
amusing — amusingly, adv. amusingness, n. /euh myooh zing/, adj. 1. pleasantly entertaining or diverting: an amusing speaker. 2. causing laughter or mirth; humorously entertaining: an amusing joke. [1590 1600; AMUSE + ING2] Syn. 1. charming, cheering,… … Universalium
amusing — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ find sth, think sth ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc … Collocations dictionary
amusing — a•mus•ing [[t]əˈmyu zɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) pleasantly entertaining or diverting 2) causing laughter or mirth: an amusing joke[/ex] • Etymology: 1590–1600 a•mus′ing•ly, adv. a•mus′ing•ness, n. syn: amusing, comical, droll describe that which causes… … From formal English to slang
